Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: Grr.. | Date | 8 Mar 1999 04:21:17 GMT |
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Followup to: <199903072359.SAA28650@rushlight.kf8nh.apk.net> By author: "Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH" <allbery@kf8nh.apk.net> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > In message <Pine.LNX.4.10.9903072316020.799-100000@tahallah.demon.co.uk>, Alex > Buell writes: > +----- > | I've just had someone bashing Linux because of the 4GB max physical limits > | for Intel architectures. I've told him to fuck off and buy an 64bit Alpha, > | but he mentioned that BSDI can use all 64GB on a Xeon's 36bit addressing > | range. Why is Linux limited to 4GB and BSDI can address 64GB ona Xeon? > +--->8 > > Because BSDI is willing to play with Intel's reinvention of EMS memory in > a 32-bit context. > > The reaction in the Linux community to said reinvention has generally been > "eeeeeyyyuuuucch!" >
BSDI probaby uses it as a ramdisk and swap to it, which is what Linux probably will do.
-hpa
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